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Waddell Media in US expansion
Northern Ireland indie Waddell Media has made major inroads in the US by opening a New York office and signing a development deal with Discovery US.
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Five plays Top Trumps with super machines
Five is planning a series based on the classic card game Top Trumps, which will pitch the world's super-machines against each other in a battle of credentials.
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Darlow probes The Brain for History US
Darlow Smithson Productions US is to examine whether people are born evil in a two-hour special about the mind for the History Channel US.
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NewsITVP recalls outbreak of WW2
ITV Productions is to tell the story of the day Britain declared war on Nazi Germany in an inter-national co-production for ITV1 and France 3.
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NewsFive orders raft of factual shows
A 30-part documentary on the Highlands emergency services will be a key part of Five's factual output over the coming year.
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More Kelly's DNA Stories
Sky Real Lives has ordered SMG Productions to make a second series of Lorraine Kelly's DNA Stories, where DNA testing is used to solve individual and family dilemmas.
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Boyzone back on Sky One
Sky One has commissioned The Last Word to produce a 60-minute documentary charting Boyzone's return to the pop world after eight years.
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Pioneer travels to the centre of the earth for Discovery
Pioneer Productions will use CGI to journey to the centre of the Earth in a 120-minute film for Discovery Channel.
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NewsSteadfast films army medics for ITV1 doc
A five-person Steadfast Television production team has spent a month filming army medics in Afghanistan for a peaktime ITV1 documentary called Doctors and Nurses at War.
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FeaturesEureka!: Supersize Goes...
Supersize Goes... series producer Alannah Richardson on reviving history through long lunches.
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NewsBBC3 pilot for mime duo
Japanese silent comedy duo Gamarjobat have won a pilot order for BBC3 that will be co-produced by Steve Coogan's indie Baby Cow.
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NewsDetective drama in the pipeline at ITVP
ITV Productions is developing a new detective drama set in Brighton, led by a police sergeant obsessed with the disappearance of his own wife.
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NewsEdmonds tackling 'broken Britain' for Sky One
Sky One has signed Noel Edmonds to revive the feeling of Noel's House Party in a new format pitched as an antidote to “broken Britain”.
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NewsFive to send Rory and Paddy pig racing
Comedians Rory McGrath and Paddy McGuiness will go cheese rolling in Gloucestershire and pig racing in Dorset as part of a new IWC Media series for Five.
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Bravo follows Novelli to LA
US broadcaster Bravo has commissioned Mentorn USA to make an eight-part factual series starring Jean-Christophe Novelli.
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Hustle returns next year
BBC1 drama Hustle will return for a fifth series with Adrian Lester reprising his role of Mickey “Bricks” Stone.
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NewsObjective plans Crystal Maze-style show for C4
Objective Productions is to build a four-metre square Perspex cube as the setting for a gameshow being eyed as a Crystal Maze successor for Channel 4.
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NewsLa Plante to adapt novel Above Suspicion for ITV1
ITV1 has commissioned Lynda la Plante to adapt her novel Above Suspicion with a view to launching a franchise in the mould of Prime Suspect.
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Five cooks up Army Chefs three-parter
Young chefs who risk life and limb to feed British troops will be the focus of a new documentary series for Five.